Health Benefits of Drinking Chicken Bone Grass (Abrus cantoniensis) Infusion
Jan 29, 2021
Source: Cainiu Health
Dr. Zeng Chaofen
Introduction
Health Benefits of Drinking Chicken Bone Grass (Abrus cantoniensis) Infusion:
1. Disease Prevention: Drinking chicken bone grass infusion helps clear heat, detoxify the body, promote diuresis, and resolve jaundice. It effectively prevents common conditions such as jaundice, distension and pain in the chest and hypochondrium, and breast swelling and pain.
2. Nutritional Supplementation: Regular consumption of this infusion facilitates rapid absorption and utilization of its nutrients, thereby enhancing bodily metabolism and improving the functional capacity of various organs.
Key Therapeutic Effects:
Prevention of multiple diseases; nutritional supplementation; hepatoprotection; prevention of liver cirrhosis
Introduction:
Chicken Bone Grass (Abrus cantoniensis) is the dried whole plant of the leguminous species Abrus cantoniensis, native to Guangdong and Guangxi provinces. It possesses properties of clearing heat, dispelling dampness, protecting the liver, and relieving pain. It is commonly used to treat conditions such as damp-heat jaundice, discomfort or distension in the hypochondriac region, epigastric distension and pain, and mastitis with swelling and pain. During the humid spring and summer seasons, it is also frequently prepared as a medicinal soup for dietary therapy.
Health Benefits of Chicken Bone Grass Infusion
1. Prevention of Multiple Diseases
Drinking an infusion of Chicken Bone Grass helps clear heat, detoxify the body, resolve dampness, and alleviate jaundice, while also soothing the Liver and relieving pain. This effectively prevents common conditions such as jaundice, distension and pain in the chest and hypochondriac region, and breast swelling and pain. Moreover, individuals with a constitutionally “heat-prone” (excessively Yang or “fire”) constitution—who are prone to “heatiness”—can reduce symptoms of internal heat by regularly consuming Chicken Bone Grass infusion.
2. Nutritional Supplementation
Chicken Bone Grass contains numerous beneficial nutrients, particularly high levels of flavonoids, sterols, amino acids, and carbohydrates. Regular consumption of its infusion allows rapid absorption and utilization of these nutrients, thereby promoting metabolic activity and enhancing the functional capacity of various bodily organs.
3. Hepatoprotection
Infusions of Chicken Bone Grass help mitigate hepatic injury. Traditionally, Chicken Bone Grass is indicated for treating jaundice-type hepatitis, dysuria, epigastric pain, rheumatic joint pain, traumatic contusions and swelling, and mastitis. Notably, its rich content of crude saponins confers significant protective effects against carbon tetrachloride-induced liver damage. It functions to clear heat, resolve dampness, dissipate blood stasis, and relieve pain.
4. Prevention of Liver Cirrhosis
Regular intake of Chicken Bone Grass infusion can effectively help prevent liver cirrhosis. For complications associated with cirrhotic ascites and decompensated post-hepatitis cirrhosis—including ascites, palmar erythema, spider angiomas, and inverted albumin-to-globulin ratio—Chicken Bone Grass exerts a mild ameliorative effect.
Nutritional Value
Chicken Bone Grass contains choline, crude saponins, abrine, chrysophanic acid, stearic acid, and other bioactive constituents. Its abundant crude saponins provide marked protection against carbon tetrachloride-induced liver injury. With properties of clearing heat, resolving dampness, dispersing blood stasis, and relieving pain, it is clinically applied to treat jaundice-type hepatitis, dysuria, epigastric pain, rheumatic joint pain, traumatic contusions and swelling, and mastitis.
Precautions
The seeds of Chicken Bone Grass are toxic. Prior to use, the seed pods must be carefully removed to avoid potential poisoning.
